Chemically Bonded Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Hybrid and Nanocomposite Thereof

#1. Field of the Invention

#The present invention is generally related to a carbon nanotube-polymer hybrid and the nanocomposite thereof, and more particularly to a chemically bonded carbon nanotube-polymer hybrid and the nanocomposite thereof.

#2. Description of the Prior Art

#FIG. 1 shows a process flow of the formation of the carbon nanotube-polymer hybrid according to one embodiment of the present invention;

#FIG. 2 shows plots of Young's modulus vs. MWCNT fractions of composite films according to one embodiment of the present invention; and

#FIG. 3 shows the relationship between the conductivity and frequency of PVDF composite films formed by adding different MWCNT fractions.

#What is probed into the invention is a chemically bonded carbon nanotube-polymer hybrid and the nanocomposite thereof. Detail descriptions of the processes and elements will be provided in the following in order to make the invention thoroughly understood. Obviously, the application of the invention is not confined to specific details familiar to those who are skilled in the art. On the other hand, the common processes and elements that are known to everyone are not described in details to avoid unnecessary limits of the invention. Some preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in greater detail in the following. However, it should be recognized that the present invention can be practiced in a wide range of other embodiments besides those explicitly described, that is, this invention can also be applied extensively to other embodiments, and the scope of the present invention is expressly not limited except as specified in the accompanying claims.

#In a first embodiment of the present invention, a chemically bonded carbon nanotube-polymer hybrid is disclosed. The carbon nanotube-polymer hybrid comprises a polymer; and at least one carbon nanotube, chemically bonded to the polymer chain of the polymer; wherein the polymer is processed by an ozone-mediated process to form at least one reactive moiety to react with the carbon nanotube to thereby generate the nanotube-polymer hybrid.

#In the above embodiment, the carbon nanotube can comprise one type of the following carbon nanotube or any combination thereof: single walled carbon nanotube or multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT).